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(Bloomberg) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has given a local company control of Anheuser-Busch InBev’s joint venture, upending the brewer’s plans to exit the country via a deal with a Turkish partner. Most Read from Bloomberg All the shares of AB InBev Efes Russia, a tie-up between the Belgian brewer and Anadolu Efes of Turkey, … Read more
Trains that do run are likely to be busy, so Avanti has advised passengers to travel before or after the strike days where possible.Photograph: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images Passengers on the London to Glasgow main line face disruption to services in the coming days because of strikes by train managers at Avanti West Coast. Members of … Read more
in the past few months there has been a rush of new cheaper European electric cars, such as the Renault 5.Photograph: Benoît Tessier/Reuters Affordable new electric family cars – particularly those that are EU-made – have been tough to come by in Europe for the past few years. There were no launches of homegrown electric … Read more
Female artists such as Taylor Swift (left) and Charli xcx helped drive music sales in 2024.Composite: Getty, Harley Weir Charli xcx’s Brat summer may have given way to cold winter, but the success of albums by female artists helped arrest a two-decade-long decline in sales of physical music. Women led the way in recorded music … Read more
This week, we’re looking back at some of the biggest stories Bolton saw over the last year. Covering July to October, we saw the summer kick off with the general election, new government and the country was shaken by a wave of protests. July The biggest news story of the month was the UK General Election … Read more
A borough ex-serviceman who is currently rowing across the Atlantic Ocean has described celebrating Christmas at sea. Louie Greenhalgh, from Westhoughton, and Chris Thrall, from Plymouth, are two veterans embarking on the row to raise money for good causes. The “world’s toughest row” has been completed by fewer people than have summited Mount Everest. The pair … Read more
Three Bolton community nurses have been honoured by the Queen’s Nursing Institute for their commitment to ongoing learning, leadership and excellence in healthcare. Gillian Finnigan, Joanne Simpson and Rachel Taylor have all been handed the prestigious title of a Queen’s Nurse. The title of Queen’s Nurse is available to individual nurses who have demonstrated a high level of … Read more
An application to change a four-bedroom home into a children’s care home was given the green light by the council. The applicant, Panacea Children’s Services, applied for planning permission for the homes” target=”_blank”>house on France Street in Daisy Hill. There was a lot of opposition in the form of almost 20 objections to the application to … Read more
The Westhoughton Rotary Club’s Christmas sleigh raised £5,400. The annual event, featuring Father Christmas and his elves, was “warmly welcomed” by the community as they toured the streets in December. The funds will be used to support borough charities and community projects throughout the year. Despite some wet and windy weather early in the month, the team … Read more
The New Year is beginning with a bit of a bang in Greater Manchester. Overnight on January 4, and into the early hours of January 5, we will see the biggest change yet to our buses with services in the south returning to local public control. Four decades of deregulation will be over. We will … Read more